Salmon starter recipes
From smoked salmon blinis to a stunning choux wreath, these salmon recipes all make extra special starters before the main event – and many can be make ahead to leave you with less faffing later. Some of our favourite salmon starter recipes include a salmon roulade and smoked salmon, fennel and clementine salad.
Can’t get enough? Visit our salmon recipe and info hub or check out our salmon fillet recipes. And for Christmas, our festive fish collection contains favourites such as salmon en croute and salmon canapés.
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Easy salmon
Salmon and avocado summer rolls
Uyen Luu shares her recipe for salmon and avocado summer rolls. Vietnamese rice paper rolls are stuffed with salmon, avo and fresh herbs.
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Trout
Brown sugar-cured trout with easy wheaten bread
This festive trout starter sings with aniseed flavours, from the spices in the cure to the glorious tarragon herb butter on the bread.
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Celebrity chef recipes
Raymond Blanc’s salmon gravadlax with cucumber and dill salad
Raymond Blanc's salmon gravadlax is an ideal centrepiece for a celebration. Make it and share with an assortment of sides!
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Make-ahead Christmas starters
Individual smoked salmon terrines for Christmas
Looking for a salmon starter? Make this easy to prepare smoked salmon terrine recipe as a starter to serve at a dinner party, or Christmas lunch...
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Christmas starters
Beetroot-cured salmon with watercress
This colourful Christmas starter uses beetroot and colourful citrus zest to produce a beetroot-cured salmon that looks as good as it tastes.
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Christmas salmon
Salmon blini stack
Pile 'em high with this triumphant salmon blini stack; it makes for an impressive dinner party starter but also makes a knockout Christmas brunch dish.
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Christmas starters
Vesper martini-cured salmon with rye blinis
These Vesper Martini-cured salmon and rye blinis are inspired by the Bond film, Casino Royale. They make an impressive dinner party starter.
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Salmon starters
Cured salmon with crème fraîche and dill
Curing your own salmon is easy to do and adds an extra touch of wow-factor to this simple starter, served with crème fraîche.
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Canapés
Mini beetroot and horseradish blinis
Feed a crowd with these pretty 'n' pink beetroot blinis. Top with fiery horseradish and anything else you fancy such as smoked salmon or extra beetroot.
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Salmon fillet
Cumin-cured salmon
Home-curing is such a rewarding way of preparing meat or fish. Have a go at this cumin-cured salmon recipe – perfect for laid-back entertaining.
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Healthy salmon
Pepparrotssås (horseradish sauce) with pickled herring and hot-smoked salmon
If you like the fiery heat of horseradish sauce, then you'll love this easy starter recipe. A creamy sauce is topped with Scandinavian seafood.
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Showstopping salmon
Cheesy choux wreath with hot smoked salmon and horseradish dip
This impressive tear-and-share cheesy choux wreath is served with a fiery smoked salmon, horseradish and cream cheese dip.
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Christmas starters
Smoked salmon, fennel and clementine salad
The refreshing flavours of clementine and fennel cut through the salty richness of the smoked salmon perfectly. This salad would make a fine Christmas starter served with a crusty loaf of bread.
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Make-ahead Christmas dinners
Raymond Blanc’s salmon tartare blinis
It wouldn't be a party without canapés – Raymond Blanc puts his twist on a drinks party classic with these salmon tartare blinis.
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Make-ahead Christmas dinners
Salmon roulade
Learn how to make a perfect salmon roulade. Our fresh take on the classic recipe combines smoked salmon with horseradish and preserved lemon.
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Burns Night
Smoked salmon and dill dip
This smoked salmon and dill dip is the perfect accompaniment for breadsticks, crunchy crudités or used as a sandwich spread.
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